193.241(6)(a)(a) A bylaw that specifies a greater quorum requirement for the board or a greater number of votes or directors participating required for approval than is otherwise required by this chapter may be amended as follows:

193.241(6)(a)2.2. If the bylaw was originally adopted by the board, by the members or by the board.

193.241(6)(b)(b) A bylaw, or amendment to the bylaws, adopted by the members that specifies a greater quorum or voting requirement for the board as described in par. (a) may provide that it may be subsequently amended only by a specified vote of either the members or the board, but if the bylaw or amendment so provides, the bylaw or amendment shall be originally adopted by the specified vote of the members proposed in the bylaw or amendment.

193.241(6)(c)(c) Action by the board under par. (a) 2. shall meet the same quorum requirement and be adopted by the same vote required to take action under the quorum and voting requirement then in effect or proposed to be adopted, whichever is more stringent.

193.241(7)(7) Emergency bylaws.

193.241(7)(a)(a) Unless otherwise provided in the articles or bylaws, the board may adopt emergency bylaws which take effect only during an emergency as defined in par. (d). The emergency bylaws, which are subject to amendment or repeal by the members, may include all provisions necessary for managing the cooperative during an emergency, including any of the following:

193.241(7)(b)(b) All provisions of the regular bylaws consistent with the emergency bylaws remain in effect during any emergency.

193.241(7)(c)2.2. May not be the basis for imposition of liability on any director, officer, employee, or agent of the cooperative on the ground that the action was not authorized cooperative action.

193.241(7)(d)(d) An emergency exists for the purposes of this section if a quorum of the directors cannot readily be obtained because of a catastrophic event.

193.245(1)(1) A cooperative shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its members and of the board, a record of all actions taken by the members or the board without a meeting by a written unanimous consent in lieu of a meeting, and a record of all waivers of notices of meetings of the members and of the board.

193.245(2)(2) A cooperative shall maintain appropriate accounting records.

193.245(3)(3) A cooperative shall keep a copy of each of the following records at its principal office:

193.245(3)(c)(c) A record of the names and addresses of its members, in a form that allows preparation of a list of members that is alphabetical and that shows each member’s address.

193.245(3)(d)(d) The minutes of members’ meetings and records of all actions taken by members without a meeting by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting, for the past 3 years.

193.245(3)(e)(e) All written communications within the past 3 years to members as a group or to any class of members as a group.

193.245(3)(f)(f) A list of the names and business addresses of its current directors and officers.

193.245(3)(g)(g) All financial statements prepared for periods ending during the last fiscal year.

193.245(4)(4) A cooperative shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.

193.245(5)(5) Except as otherwise provided under this section, the board may determine what records are appropriate for the purposes of the cooperative, the length of time records are to be retained, and, subject to s. 193.501 (4), policies relating to the confidentiality, disclosure, inspection and copying of the records of the cooperative. This subsection does not permit the board to withhold documents that are otherwise required to be disclosed by law.